> There's this weird dissonance where people like the new ideas and convenience, but don't wish to revisit the rules around these industries for any reason.
I do not think the issue is in most of these rules. Transportation has e.g. insurance enforced. Uber evades that rules and thus endangers customers. Willingly. And fights for continuing to do so.
The thing about Uber and AirBnB is a two-sided coin:
- laws should never be evaded. If a company like Uber wants to see laws change, there is a political process. But: that process can never start with breaking the law.
- law makers need to wake up. Society is moving faster because of the internet, thus something like a revisiting cycle for laws should be mandatory in every industry.
But: that needs to come from us as citizens. We have to demand that every company needs to follow laws, and use lawful processes if they want change to be implemented.
Meanwhile, I still think companies willingly breaking laws to disrupt markets should be punished. That includes Uber and AirBnb and many others.
I do not think the issue is in most of these rules. Transportation has e.g. insurance enforced. Uber evades that rules and thus endangers customers. Willingly. And fights for continuing to do so.
The thing about Uber and AirBnB is a two-sided coin:
- laws should never be evaded. If a company like Uber wants to see laws change, there is a political process. But: that process can never start with breaking the law. - law makers need to wake up. Society is moving faster because of the internet, thus something like a revisiting cycle for laws should be mandatory in every industry.
But: that needs to come from us as citizens. We have to demand that every company needs to follow laws, and use lawful processes if they want change to be implemented.
Meanwhile, I still think companies willingly breaking laws to disrupt markets should be punished. That includes Uber and AirBnb and many others.